by Duane Osterlind | Jun 8, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Therapy
Why is addiction so hard to control? Does that mean addiction can’t be treated? On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to Dr. Paul Kaloostian. Dr. Paul Kaloostian is a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles as well as an author. His books include The...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog
People going through addiction recovery deal with feelings of shame, guilt, and unworthiness that no one else can understand unless they’ve gone through a similar situation. However, if someone comes to them at their level, they can automatically pull some of that...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog
When you’re in addiction recovery, you need to understand that the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety – it’s connection. Therefore, you can be happily married or in a happy relationship (if you’re not married) even if your partner won’t do...
by Duane Osterlind | May 31, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Therapy
People going through addiction recovery deal with feelings of shame, guilt, and unworthiness that no one else can understand unless they’ve gone through a similar situation. However, if someone comes to them at their level, they can automatically pull some of that...
by Duane Osterlind | May 25, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Couples, Drug Addiction
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with relationship maven Abby Medcalf. Abby is a psychologist, author, podcast host, and a TEDx speaker. Abby is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book, Be Happily Married: Even If Your Partner...
by Duane Osterlind | May 25, 2021 | Blog
What most people don’t realize about addiction, whether it’s to alcohol, drugs, shopping, overeating, or porn, is that it’s not the core of the problem. The addicted person just uses it to cope with their real problem: their addicted mind or funky brain. For...
by Duane Osterlind | May 18, 2021 | Blog
When a partner has a substance use disorder, there’s a lot of mistrust. There’s a lot of lying and hiding which damages the intimacy, connection, and faith in the relationship. Afterward, all of that has to be repaired. When you’re in recovery and in a...
by Duane Osterlind | May 17, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness
What most people don’t realize about addiction, whether it’s to alcohol, drugs, shopping, overeating, or porn, is that it’s not the core of the problem. The addicted person just uses it to cope with their real problem: their addicted mind or funky brain. For...
by Duane Osterlind | May 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Couples, Recovery
When a partner has a substance use disorder, there’s a lot of mistrust. There’s a lot of lying and hiding which damages the intimacy, connection, and faith in the relationship. Afterward, all of that has to be repaired. When you’re in recovery and in a...
by Duane Osterlind | May 11, 2021 | Blog
Do you think you’re suffering from chronic stress but you just don’t want to acknowledge it? We have many different stressors in life. The human alarm is in the brain but we are wired to ignore it because we’re wired for fight or flight. Humans evolved...
